Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 64.103

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सुवस्तिकाश् च शुभा अर्धचन्द्रा सिंहीलताहि स्फुटा बोधिवृक्षे ।
विद्युप्रभां च रतनां ग्रहेत्वा अलंकरोन्ति मुदितदेवपुत्रा ॥ १०३ ॥

suvastikāś ca śubhā ardhacandrā siṃhīlatāhi sphuṭā bodhivṛkṣe |
vidyuprabhāṃ ca ratanāṃ grahetvā alaṃkaronti muditadevaputrā || 103 ||

On the bodhi tree were bright svastikas and half-moons interspersed with figurines of lions. foyfully the devas brought gems of “lightning-flash stones,” wherewith they bedecked the bodhi tree. (103)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (64.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suvas, Suva, Tika, Shubha, Ardhacandra, Simhilata, Ahi, Sphuta, Bodhivriksha, Vidyu, Prabha, Rata, Graha, Grahi, Mudita, Devaputra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 64.103). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “suvastikāś ca śubhā ardhacandrā siṃhīlatāhi sphuṭā bodhivṛkṣe ”
suvas -
suvas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

suvas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sū (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sū (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

suva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√su (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
tikāś -
tika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śubhā* -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ardhacandrā -
ardhacandrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
siṃhīlatā -
siṃhīlatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahi -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sphuṭā* -
sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bodhivṛkṣe -
bodhivṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “vidyuprabhāṃ ca ratanāṃ grahetvā alaṃkaronti muditadevaputrā ”
vidyu -
vidyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vidyu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vidyu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prabhām -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rata -
rata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
nām -
nā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
grahe -
graha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

grahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

grahi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
tvā* -
Cannot analyse alaṅkaronti*mu
mudita -
mudita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mudita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mud class 10 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mud class 10 verb]
devaputrā -
devaputrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 64.103

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019